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Agriculture

Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by the cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock).

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magazine article: Iguana farming: When you think of animal farming, cows, sheep, goats, horses, pigs, chickens and ducks probably come to mind. Read article

word games: Practise the names of farm animals and other words related to farms.

story: Animal Farm. This satirical novel by George Orwell is ostensibly about a group of animals who oust the humans from the farm they live on and run it themselves, only to have it corrupted into a brutal tyranny. Read story

cartoon: "What are you doing, woman?" "You told me to sew the corn!" See cartoon

cartoon: "That farmer can do magic!" "Really?" "Yes, he told me ..." See cartoon

trivia: Quote: No one hates his job so heartily as a farmer. See more Agriculture trivia

links: Wikipedia: agriculture See more links

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